WOLSEY — A full slate of girls’ and boys’ basketball games took place Thursday, at the Big Bo Classic in Wolsey.

Herreid-Selby Area 47, Kimball-White Lake 36
The Herreid-Selby Area Wolverines girls forged a nine-point halftime lead, saw most of evaporate in the third quarter, but pulled away in the fourth period for a 47-36 win over the Kimball-White Lake Wildkats Thursday at the Big Bo Classic.
K-WL held a 10-8 lead after one quarter, but the Wolverines opened up a 23-14 lead at the half. The lead shrank to three points, 27-24, after three quarters, but a 20-12 run in the final stanza led to the win.
Rachel Fiedler scored 17 points and Charlie Tisdall added 15 for the Wolverines, who improve to 3-2 on the season with the win.
Kennedy Leiferman had a game-high 19 points and Carly Beckmann chipped in 10 for the Wildkats, who saw a four-game winning streak snapped, as they fall to 4-2.

Herreid-Selby Area       8  23  27  47
Kimball-White Lake     10  14  24  36
Herreid-Selby Area (3-2): Charlie Tisdall 6 3-3 15; Rachel Fiedler 7 0-0 17; Madalyn Schumacher 1 3-4 5; Casse Anderson 2 0-0 6; Tomi Bradford 1 0-0 2; Rylee Rossow 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 6-7 47.
Kimball-White Lake (4-2): Darby Deffenbaugh 1 0-0 2; Heather Munsen 1 0-0 3; Kennedy Leiferman 7 5-12 19; Carly Beckmann 4 1-4 10; Grace Konechne 0 2-2 2. Totals: 13 8-18 36.

Kimball-White Lake 66, Iroquois 33
The Kimball-White Lake Wildkats jumped out to an early lead and built it throughout, earning a 66-33 win over the Iroquois Chiefs in boys’ basketball action at the Big Bo Classic.
The Wildkats, now improved to 4-1 on the season, were led by Kory Peter with 21 points and seven rebounds. Javen Holan added 17 points, while Kordel Kiehn had 15 points and 12 rebounds.
Jacob Bich led the Chiefs, now 1-4, with 10 points and three steals.

Iroquois           7  21  28  33
Kimball-White Lake     22  32  51  66
Iroquois (1-4): Zach Dutcher 4 0-0 8; Caleb Waldner 2 0-0 4; Gavin Machtemes 0 1-4 1; Adam Keating 1 0-0 2; Jacob Bich 4 0-0 10; Keistan Dubro 1 0-0 2; Brandon Decker 3 0-0 6. Totals: 15 1-4 33.
Kimball-White Lake (4-1): Carter Frederickson 1 0-0 2; Chandler Frederickson 3 0-0 6; Kory Peters 9 2-3 21; Javen Holan 6 2-2 17; Kordel Kiehn 6 2-4 15; Bennett Namanny 1 2-3 5. Totals: 26 8-12 66.
FG: KWL - 26-56 47%; I - 15-49 30%. 3-pt FG: KWL - 6 (Holan 3, Peters 1, Kiehn 1, Namanny 1); I - 2 (Bich 2). Reb: KWL - 38 (Kiehn 12, Peters 7); I - 22 (Dutcher 5, several with 3). TO: KWL - 12; I - 17. A: KWL - 14 (Ca. Frederickson 5); I - 6 (Waldner 2). Fouls: KWL - 8; I - 11.

Potter County 59, James Valley Christian 24
The Potter County Lady Battlers towered over the James Valley Christian Lady Vikings, 59-24, at the Big Bo Classic on Thursday afternoon.
The Lady Battlers jumped out to a 20-2 lead after the first quarter, and kept the Lady Vs at bay the rest of way to earn their first win of the seaon.

Karin Smith led the Battlers with 15 points, while Kori Hansen added 12 and Samantha Stethem chipped in 11.  
JVC, now 1-5 on the season, was led by Brenna Held with eight points.

Potter County     20  29  39  59
James Valley       2  10  15  24
Potter County (1-4): Karin Smith 6 2-3 15; Kori Hansen 5 1-2 12; Samantha Stethem 4 2-5 11; Jenna Robbennolt 1 3-6 5; Paige Worth 2 0-1 5; Kendra Wanner 2 0-0 4; Hope Rauson 1 1-2 3; Kayla Sautner 1 0-0 2; Melanie Larson 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 9-20 59.
James Valley (1-5): Brenna Held 2 4-4 8; Karilyn Wieting 2 0-3 4; Josalyn Wipf 2 0-0 4; Elizabeth Mendel 1 0-0 3; Avery Shumaker 1 0-2 2; Summer Gross 0 2-3 2; Courtney Shumaker 0 1-2 1. Totals: 8 7-14 24.
FG: PC - 23-45 51%; JVC - 8-43 18 %. 3pt FG: PC - 4 (Smith, Hansen, Stethem, Worth); JVC - 1 (Mendel); Rebounds: PC - 21 (Stethem and Robbenolt 5 each) JVC - 24 (Gross 8, Held 7). TO: PC - 9; JVC - 30. Fouls: PC - 19; JVC - 14.

Potter County 64, James Valley Christian 54
The Potter County Battlers put five players in double figures Thursday, en route to a 64-54 win over the James Valley Christian Vikings in boys basketball action at the Big Bo Classic.
JVC fell behind early, facing a 13-point deficit after one quarter, but clawed its way back to within five points after three quarters, but the rally ended there as the Battlers outscored the Vikings 19-14 in the final period.
Dawson Simon and Calen Decker each scored 13 points for the Battlers, who go to 3-2 with the win, while Ben Krueger and Kolten Kirby each added 12 and Cole Nafziger chipped in 10 points in a balanced Potter County effort.
Josh Wieting led all scorers with 18 points for the Vikings, while Michael Waldner added 10 points, as JVC falls to 1-4 on the season.
The Vikings will face Gayville-Volin at 5:30 p.m. Saturday as part of the Huron Holiday Classic at Huron Arena.

Potter County        22  34  45  64
James Valley Christian      9  26  40  54
Potter County (3-2): Cole Nafziger 4 2-3 10; Kolten Kirby 4 0-0 12; Ben Krueger 4 2-3 12; Dawson Simon 6 1-4 13; Calen Decker 5 0-0 13; Shad Sharp 2 0-3 4. Totals: 25 5-13 64.
James Valley Christian (1-4): Ryan Wager 4 0-1 8; Josh Wieting 6 2-3 18; Michael Waldner 3 3-4 10; Darrian Hood 3 0-4 6; Braden Held 1 0-0 3; Zach Hofer 3 0-0 9. Totals: 20 5-12 54.

Leola-Frederick Area 51, Wolsey-Wessington 35
The Leola-Frederick Area Titans took a 51-35 victory against the Wolsey-Wessington Lady Warbirds in girls basketball at the Big Bo Classic.
At the end of the first set, the Titans were already ahead by double and the trend was kept throughout the game. The second and third quarters ended 33-17 and a 20-point lead finishing quarter three at 41-21, until the final quarter when the Warbirds were defeated by 16 points.
Leading the Titans was Cassandra Hinz with 15 points, Michaela Podoll followed with eight, while Maddie Norden added seven points.
Cortney Sprecher led the Warbirds with 13 points, while Taylor Sprecher added 10 points.

Leola-Frederick Area     20  33  41  51
Wolsey-Wessington     10  17  21  35
Leola-Frederick Area: Cassandra Hinz 7 0-0 15; Michaela Podoll 3 1-4 8; Maddie Norden 3 0-0 7; Abby Berreth 2 2-4 6; Keely Podoll 2 0-0 6; Brooklyn Podoll 3 0-0 6; Hannah Sumption 1 0-0 2; Anna Lapka 0 1-2 1. Totals 21 4-12 51.
Wolsey-Wessington: Cortney Sprecher 4 3-4 13; Taylor Sprecher 3 4-6 10; Chantel Haider 3 3-6 9; Ally Boomsma 0 2-4 2; Kahlen Krause 0 1-4 1. Totals 10 13-24 35.

Wolsey-Wessington 71, Leola-Frederick Area 61
WOLSEY — The Wolsey-Wessington Warbirds grabbed their third victory of the season with a 71-61 lead against the Leola-Frederick Area Titans, in boys’ basketball at the Big Bo Classic Thursday night.
The Warbirds improve to 3-2 on the season, while the Titans dropped to 0-4.
Both teams had players finish with double figure points to wrap up an array of girls’ and boys’ basketball games played all day Thursday in Wolsey.
Lynden Williams was the top player of the game with 24 points for the Warbirds, followed by Brevan Hooks with 12 points and Tyler Babcock with 11, while Carter Mehling added ten points.
The Titans were led by Tanner Geffre with 21 points, while Hayden Podoll and Trevor Sumption each added 11 points.
The Warbirds will be back in action on Thursday, when they will take on the James Valley Christian Vikings in Huron.
Leola-Frederick Area will face the Ethan Rustlers in the Huron Holiday Classic at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Huron Arena.
Leola-Frederick Area     10  27  42  61
Wolsey-Wessington     13  27  52  71
Leola-Frederick Area: Tanner Geffre 7 7-9 21; Hayden Podoll 4 2-4 11; Trevor Sumption 2 5-12 11; Alex Sumption 3 0-0 9; Isaac Sumption 2 2-4 7; Lance Feickert 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 16-29 61.
Wolsey-Wessington: Lynden Williams 10 3-7 24; Brevan Hooks 4 0-0 12; Tyler Babcock 2 7-8 11; Carter Mehling 4 0-0 10; Mark Hamilton 1 5-8 7; Diedrick Offt 1 0-0 3; Skylar Zomer 1 1-2 3; Devonte Luellman 0 1-2 1. Totals 23 17-27 71.
FG: WW - 16-33, 51%. 3pt FG: WW - 9-23 (Hooks 4, Mehling 2). Rebounds: WW - 22 (Williams 8, Mehling 4, Hooks 3).  Steals: WW - 8 (Hooks 2). Assists: ww - 11 (Hooks 4) TO: WW - 13. Fouls: WW - 20.

Photos:

Wolsey-Wessington’s Ally Boomsma holds the ball on the perimeter as she is defended by Leola-Frederick Area’s Michaela Podoll during their game Thursday at the Wolsey-Wessington gym in Wolsey.

Next, James Valley Christian’s Brenna Held dribbles past a Potter County defender during their game Thursday at the Wolsey-Wessington gym in Wolsey.

Next, Zach Dutcher of Iroquois looks for an open teammate as he is guarded by Kimball/White Lake’s Javen Holan during their game Thursday.

Next, Wolsey-Wessington’s Lynden Williams puts up a shot against Leola-Frederick Area’s Trevor Sumption during their game Thursday in Wolsey.

And next, James Valley Christian’s Darrian Hood dribbles against defensive pressure by Potter County’s Cole Fafziger during their game Thursday at the Wolsey-Wessington gym.

Photos by Mike Carroll/Plainsman